noun
new working adult; recent graduate entering the workforce
Refers to someone who has just finished education and started their first full-time job, typically in April in Japan. Often used in contexts about adjusting to working life.
今年の新社会人は、入社式で緊張した表情を見せていた。
This year's new working adults looked nervous at the entrance ceremony.
新社会人として、まずはビジネスマナーを身につける必要がある。
As a new working adult, you first need to learn business etiquette.
Compound of 新 (new) + 社会人 (working adult). The term became common as a way to describe the cohort of new graduates entering the workforce each spring.